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An update on the ‘mystery illness’ in DRC

And other health news stories from the weekend.

STAT+: AbbVie steps into the obesity drug race, licensi...

The obesity medicine field has gained a new entrant, with AbbVie licensing an ex...

Opinion: I’m disabled. I’m terrified about what Medicai...

Medicaid cuts could force disabled people out of the public sphere and into nurs...

Meet the research teams facing off in STAT Madness 2025...

Voting is now open for STAT Madness, our bracket-style competition in which read...

STAT+: How AI can distort clinical decision-making to p...

Boston Children's Hospital's Ken Mandl talks about the risk of commercial intere...

Opinion: ‘Post-vaccination syndrome’: a dubious diagnos...

The science behind the “post-vaccination syndrome” study is dubious — but the ha...

Interrupted access to unique maternal health database r...

Researchers lose access to crucial CDC data on maternal and infant health while ...

HHS review of a vaccine contract sparks worries about p...

HHS is re-evaluating a nearly $600 million contract with Moderna to develop and ...

Opinion: STAT+: To fight for those with rare diseases, ...

“With the right policies, advanced science, and strong leadership in government ...

STAT+: On measles outbreak, the Trump administration’s ...

Why the Trump administration’s messaging on the Texas measles outbreak strikes s...

STAT+: Google’s new FDA clearance and Teladoc’s dreary ...

In this edition of STAT's Health Tech newsletter: Google gets an FDA clearance, ...

STAT+: A look at the next generation in biotech venture...

The latest biotech updates, brought to you by The Readout newsletter.

Former director Francis Collins retires from NIH, urgin...

Francis Collins, former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, ...

STAT+: Medicare and Medicaid agency faces compromised f...

CMS is facing employee firings, flagging morale, confusing messaging, and the sp...

Opinion: We tried to quantify the impact of abrupt PEPF...

A peer reviewer questioned the premise of our study into the potential impact of...

2025 STAT Madness

2025 bracket Welcome to STAT Madness, a bracket-style contest to find the best i...

RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of gi...

RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of gi...

STAT+: Ginkgo further scales back Boston real estate

The once high-flying Ginkgo Bioworks is further scaling back its Boston real est...

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Pfizer and GSK...

Pfizer made changes to its diversity, equity, and inclusion webpage, as companie...

Turbulence at the FDA & bluebird Bio’s sale

Friday's biotech news includes Pfizer's shifting DEI focus and Eli Lilly's costl...

NIH cancels summer internship program

The health news stories you need to get into this morning.

Opinion: To fight for those with rare diseases, Trump m...

“With the right policies, advanced science, and strong leadership in government ...

Opinion: STAT+: Why AI like Grok isn’t ready for the ra...

I tested out Grok, my company’s diagnostic AI, and several others to see which w...

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